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Biographical Information
Homeworld
Age
Empress Teta
26 GSY
Age
Empress Teta
26 GSY
Physical Description
Species
Gender
Height
Weight
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Eyes
Skin
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Human
Female
162 cm
50 kg
Black
Amber
Fair
No
Gender
Height
Weight
Hair
Eyes
Skin
Force
Human
Female
162 cm
50 kg
Black
Amber
Fair
No
Chronological & Political Information
Affiliation(s)
Sith Empire
__Imperial Republica
Sith Empire
__Imperial Republica
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Larkin DeLacroix
Even the feircest wildfires begin with the tiniest spark.
Larkin DeLacroix was a female Human in the Sith Empire, and heir to the defunct DeLacroix shipping company. In the years following the civil war between Imperial Republica and the Old Empire, she worked tirelessly to preserve and rebuild the last vestiges of prestige her family once enjoyed.
Biography
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Born on Empress Teta into a wealthy family steeped in prestige and tradition, Larkin enjoyed a pampered upbringing at the pinnacles of society. As is so often the case with privilege, however, reality seldom matches perception.
The daughter of a retired Imperial Director and a prominent Serennian aristocrat, Larkin was raised in a strict household where she was treated more like a protégé than a daughter. Nevertheless, as a child her parents doted on her, at first simply because they had the means. But as Larkin grew and matured, each saw within her an heir, and so began a vicious cycle of exploitation as each sought to shape her into a scion of their design.
Ultimately, their obsession proved a boon for Larkin's burgeoning young mind. In their tireless efforts to mold their daughter, her parents spared no expense on education, enrolling her in some of the most prestigious universities the Empire had to offer. Larkin spent her formative and adolescent years learning under the finest tutors money could buy, studying wide ranging subjects from classic literature and history, to intergalactic politics and Imperial trade law.
Yet there was one lesson that Larkin gleaned not from any professor or classroom, but from her own parents. Their bitter competition for her future exposed her to the subtle art of manipulation; a skill which she would adopt and hone herself, and upon which she would predicate much of her adult life.
Eventually coming to resent the example set by her parents, Larkin blossomed from a petulant teenager into a shrewd young woman - with her sights firmly set on overtaking the family fortune. Using the very education her parents had exhausted so much of their own time, energy and wealth on providing her, Larkin deftly played to their egos, earning both their respect and trust even as she feigned obedience through well practiced smiles and disingenuous enthusiasm. Her ploys bore fruit, earning her a controlling share in her father's company, and access to a substantial stipend in his will. The move infuriated her mother, who immediately began scheming to rob Larkin of her inheritance.
Unfortunately, neither would fully realize their dream as the outbreak of civil war between the Old Empire and Imperial Republica spelled disaster. With the loss of critical shipping lanes and facilities within the Old Empire, the business hemorrhaged funds, and the DeLacroix name lost all value almost overnight. Larkin was powerless as she watched her father's life work disintegrate in the fires of war - her fortune, indeed her future, bled dry at the hands of zealots.
As devastating as the war proved to Larkin's long-term goals, an unfortunate twist of fate would spare her the indignity of poverty. In what she later referred to as 'a stroke of serendipity', her father committed suicide, unable to bear the immense financial burdens - and deep personal humiliation - of his floundering business any longer. Upon learning of the news, Larkin's reaction was decidedly lukewarm, and servants for the family reported that she was heard to quip: "What a pity he didn't live long enough to leave me trillions."
Nevertheless, Larkin did lay claim to her inheritance, despite staunch opposition from her mother; from whom she grew increasingly distant in the months thereafter. And yet, despite having staved off disaster, Larkin realized she had only done so by mere chance. Indeed, even as she reveled in her newfound fortune, her position as heir to her father's estate was far from secure. The board of directors, still firmly in control of the company's day-to-day operations, began entertaining the notion of ousting Larkin and selling off the company's remaining assets.
Larkin understandably found such dissent appalling. She had come too far, and flirted with disaster once too often, to allow a room full of stodgy old geezers to stand in her way. Casting off the life of a spoiled socialite, Larkin embraced her new role as an aspiring entrepreneur. She would prove herself worthy beyond question, and would not shy from making examples out of those foolish enough to oppose her. It would be through her own sheer force of will that the DeLacroix name would once again be uplifted to its former glory. And if she couldn't succeed, then she would see it all reduced to ash. For even death would be preferable when compared to the shame of failure and exile.
Personality and Traits
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Blasters change governments far surer than ballots.
With her impeccably manicured appearance, conceited demeanor and haughty Imperial accent, Larkin is every bit the cultured, discerning socialite she was raised to be. Brought up on the belief that self worth is equal only to personal achievement, she is an uncompromising perfectionist possessed of seemingly limitless ambition and unswerving conviction, characterized by shrewd pragmatism. A life of privilege has shaped her into a callous woman who observes strict adherence to the Empire's social strata, and for whom the plight of its "commoners" is beneath her interest.
Despite presenting herself as emotionally reticent, a trait born from a less than functional relationship with her family, Larkin can be perfectly affable towards those she trusts, though not necessarily affectionate. Like most well off socialites, she enjoys being the better half of any relationship and is not shy about flaunting her own wealth and privilege to prove it. Nevertheless, those with thicker skin willing to brave her supercilious mannerisms or accommodate her discriminating tastes will find Larkin to be a stable, if not somewhat eccentric, acquaintance.
Skills and Abilities
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Polyglot — Viewed by many as more of a novelty than a skill due to the Empire's strong humanocentric culture, Larkin was taught by her father that language was crucial to any negotiation. Her education on alien dialects was largely informal at first, consisting only of those few conversations she overheard between her father and the spacers who frequented his company. Later, while studying at university, she took up a more regimented study of foreign languages, eventually graduating top of her class. Among the alien tongues in which she is either fluent or has a firm comprehension of are Huttese, Rodese, Ryl and Durese.
Negotiation — Taught almost exclusively by her father, Larkin is a shrewd negotiator whose years belie her talents. A keen observer of human behavior, she possesses an uncanny knack for identifying and exploiting weakness, quietly reveling in the thrill of brow-beating her competition into acquiescence. Though she lacks much in the way of practical experience, she possesses no less confidence in her abilities.
Equipment
• Datapad
• Dagger
• Dagger
Roleplay Threads
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